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Turn the Crisis Around. Now. Please.

More reinforcement for our position that reforestation is not only critical for the environment, but also for the people who do the work of growing and planting in their local areas. We are intent to make a positive impact for local people of Cunha and Guaratingueta, Brazil with our current www.rainforestecobank.com drive. Hope you’ll visit the site and lose a ton or two of carbon in the process.

New research is also helping make clear that saving our environment doesn’t mean compromising our future. According to this study, protecting rainforests reduces poverty as well as conserving biodiversity. The analysis revealed that “the introduction of measures to protect rainforests and ecosystems in Costa Rica and Thailand over the past 40 years have improved the livelihoods of the local population.” Proving once again how the benefits of a healthy environment extend far beyond the trees. And it’s not just scientists who are realizing the advantages of understanding and preserving our planet. The corporate world is also getting in on the action, as seen in this article that reveals how businesses are taking design inspiration from the natural world to improve “their green credentials and drive design innovation.”

As our first article highlights, we have much to do as individuals and a global community in order to turn our environmental crisis around, and unfortunately, time is not on our side. The author applies the theme of this year’s World Environment Day, Many Species, One Planet, One Future, to help remind us of our “complete and critical dependence on our environment.” Also pointing out the urgency by emphasizing that, “the momentum towards environmental catastrophe builds at a cascading pace.” However, the author gives hope that just because we’ve started this mess, doesn’t mean we can’t clean it up. Stating that “through cooperation, common purpose and shared goals about our environment and our future” we will be able to change our path of destruction.

Whether it’s getting to work on time, or crossing off the last item on our bucket list, life is a race against the clock – and right now, we aren’t winning. We’ve spent the last decades without much regard to how our actions will impact our ecosystems and environment, forgetting that our own future depends on the health of our Earth. But now that we’ve started to see the consequences of our actions, as well as realize the immense benefits we can gain through understanding and preserving our environment, it’s becoming clear how important it is to save our planet. And while we can’t turn back the hands, or stop the seconds from ticking, we can make sure we don’t waste the precious moments we are given. We, along with our partner Rainforest Alliance, hope you will take the time to help us work towards a future where our environment not just survives, but thrives, for generations to come.

Tax-deductible DONATIONS keep us going – click on an image below to help us grow!

AFFORESTATION TRAINING

Help sponsor the first Brazilian training of a new generation of environmental entrepreneurs in the Miyawaki method of Afforestation, as recommended by Project Drawdown. We’re bringing Shubhendu Sharma from India to teach the method of his mentor, Dr. Akira Miyawaki. This is a replicatable, organic system of intensive soil preparation, planting of successional native species trees in urban areas, that has been tested globally for more than 40 years. And, we’ll offer scholarships to women who want to learn this as a trade.

NATIVE SPECIES TREES – $25

Help sponsor the gift of trees for an urban food forest. We’ll be planting 300 native species trees in each plot, with an emphasis on tropical staple tree crops. These will include Coconut, Jackfruit, Moringa, Avocado, Mango, Papaya, Pitanga, Aurocaria, Fruita de Conde, Jaibuticaba, Banana, Passionflower, Pineapple and many others! This includes the cost of organic soil amendments, digging equipment, mulch and 2 years of maintenance after plantings. Since there's such a diversity of trees being planted, individual costs vary, so this is a fund toward the whole forest plot, not the cost for one tree.

NATIVE TREE SEEDS – $50

Help sponsor the gift of native species tree seeds from this endangered rainforest. We support back country sustainable seed harvesters who supply their local seed banks and nurseries. These are large bags of seeds, not small packets. The size of the bag depends upon the type of seed, but each one holds approximately 1,000 seeds. This is the way we protect biodiversity.